Large flatworm/nudibranch hitchhiker?

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Found this guy on the glass of my aquarium tonight -- it was eating a dwarf cerith snail. Maybe about 2" long and 1" wide. My tank is about 6 months old with live rock from Florida. Once I turned on the lights in the room it pretty quickly crawled back into the rock. Any idea what this thing is?

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Here's its underside with the snail it ran off with (black dot).

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Definitely a nidibranch, not sure specific ID. It might predate on corals- I’ve never seen one that big!
 
Found this guy on the glass of my aquarium tonight -- it was eating a dwarf cerith snail. Maybe about 2" long and 1" wide. My tank is about 6 months old with live rock from Florida. Once I turned on the lights in the room it pretty quickly crawled back into the rock. Any idea what this thing is?

Thanks!

Polyclad flatworm. Remove them!
 
That’s a shame. It’s kinda cool looking, but definitely can’t stay in the DT. It would be cool to set up a small species specific tank for it. And, unlike most nudibranchs, you already know it’s diet!!! :cool:
 

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